Strophanthus boivinii
Strophanthus boivinii
Safety & Hazards
The plant contains toxic glycosides and all parts of it are considered to be toxic if ingested[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. A decoction of the aerial parts is used to poison dogs and pest animals[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].
Botanical Description
Strophanthus boivinii is a dense, spreading, semideciduous shrub or a tree that is deciduous in drier situations; it usually grows up to 12 metres tall but sometimes up to 30 metres tall in the forest. The bole can up to 40cm in diameter[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is sometimes sold as a rare ornamental because of its striking orange-brown flowers[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].